We deliver intensive, in-person compliance training for individual commercial drivers and company fleets — in English, French, Punjabi, and Russian. Programs are facilitated by transport compliance professionals and, where appropriate, legal authorities with regulatory standing. Training is documented, certifiable, and designed to produce a verifiable compliance improvement record that carries weight with CTQ, MTO, and carrier safety programs.
Most driver training produces a certificate that goes in a drawer. Regulators, insurers, and tribunals are not looking for a certificate — they are looking for evidence that conduct has changed and that the operator took meaningful corrective action. Our training programs are structured to produce that evidence: a documented training record tied to specific regulatory obligations, specific violations, and specific improvement targets tied to the driver's RPEVL demerit history or the carrier's CVOR conviction record.
When a driver has accumulated RPEVL demerits or a carrier's CVOR score is deteriorating, training is one of the few corrective instruments that can be documented, submitted, and pointed to in a regulatory proceeding. We build programs that serve both the regulatory file and the operational objective.
Designed for Quebec commercial drivers with RPEVL demerits approaching suspension threshold. Covers the specific demerit categories on the driver's record, the regulatory basis for each, and corrective conduct requirements. Produces a signed, dated training record suitable for submission to CTQ or as part of a SAAQ conduct evaluation file.
EN · FR · PA · RU · IN-PERSON · QCOntario-focused program for drivers whose HTA convictions are contributing to the carrier's CVOR violation rate. Covers conviction categories, CVOR weighting, roadside compliance conduct, and the carrier's legal position. Produces individual driver training records and a fleet-level corrective action summary for MTO review or LAT file use.
EN · FR · PA · RU · IN-PERSON · ONIntensive hours-of-service and ELD operation training for drivers operating under both Canadian (SOR/2005-313, CAN/CSA-C1116:19) and US (49 CFR Part 395) frameworks. Covers cycle selection, personal conveyance, adverse driving conditions, unidentified driving time, and malfunction response procedures. Cross-border operators covered in one program.
EN · FR · PA · RU · IN-PERSON · QC · ON · CROSS-BORDERCompany-wide program for fleets of any size — delivered at the carrier's facility or at our designated training location. Covers CVOR/RPEVL obligations, driver qualification file requirements, HOS programs, collision response protocol, and driver conduct under roadside inspection. Customized to the carrier's specific regulatory exposure and active file issues.
EN · FR · PA · RU · ON-SITE OR AT OUR FACILITY · ALL PROVINCESCVSA North American Standard Level I–VI inspection process — what inspectors look for, driver rights and obligations, out-of-service criteria, how to respond to violations at the roadside without compounding the regulatory record. Based on CVSA Operational Policy 14 and current 2026 inspection bulletins. Includes mock inspection scenarios.
EN · FR · PA · RU · IN-PERSON · ALL PROVINCESComprehensive onboarding program for drivers new to commercial operations in Canada — covering the full regulatory landscape from RPEVL/CVOR to HOS, ELD, IFTA, cross-border entry, and the carrier's internal compliance obligations. Designed for immigrant and newcomer drivers entering the Canadian trucking industry. Available in all four languages.
EN · FR · PA · RU · IN-PERSON · ALL PROVINCES · NEWCOMER-FOCUSEDPrograms are delivered by transport compliance professionals with direct operational experience in QC, ON, and cross-border environments — individuals who have built regulatory files, prepared CTQ and LAT submissions, and managed carrier compliance programs. Where programs involve the legal interpretation of regulatory obligations, consequences of violations, or rights in regulatory proceedings, sessions are co-facilitated with or reviewed by licensed transport lawyers and regulatory counsel in our professional network. Trainers are identified by name, credential, and regulatory area for every session — this documentation forms part of the training record.
All six programs are available in English, French, Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ), and Russian (Русский). This is not translated handout material — these are fully facilitated, language-native sessions delivered by trainers and translators who understand both the regulatory content and the language of the participant. For immigrant and newcomer drivers who received their CDL or equivalent outside Canada, language-native training is often the difference between genuine regulatory understanding and surface-level attendance.
While training won't instantly delete points, documented remediation training is critical during a facility audit, CTQ tribunal, or LAT hearing to prove the carrier has implemented effective corrective actions. Good scores require less intervention; poor scores combined with zero remediation lead to rapid revocation.
We offer both depending on the scope. Individual remediation is typically done at our facilities or via structured secure sessions, whereas fleet-wide onboarding or compliance tune-ups are regularly brought directly to the carrier's yard.
Our programs are built, standardized, and updated by compliance professionals. Where strict regulatory/legal implications exist, specific modules are reviewed or co-facilitated by members of our affiliated licensed transport counsel network.
Yes. In fact, regulators routinely look for exactly this. Supplying a dated, certified record detailing what topics were specifically remedied gives your legal counsel vital leverage during tribunal interventions.
Training scope: Hacmun & Dhingra provides regulatory compliance training, documentation, and score remediation advisory for commercial drivers and carriers. Training programs are facilitated by compliance professionals and, where legally appropriate, co-facilitated with licensed legal counsel. Training does not constitute legal representation, legal advice to individual participants, or advocacy before any tribunal or court. Participants with active proceedings are advised to retain licensed counsel in the applicable jurisdiction independently of training enrollment.